Recap: Bayla is asked to go to Paris to help lift her cousin Sophie’s spirits. Sophie was in an accident and needs encouragement to exercise so she will be able to walk again. Bayla doesn’t want to leave home and go so far away and she hopes her parents will understand.

At the end of World War II, thousands of families from the five boroughs of the City of New York, including returning GIs, began to settle the suburbs of Long Island. The first wave that settled in Nassau County, New York, was approximately 50% Catholic, 25% Protestant, and 25% Jewish. In 1947, 300 families moved into Levittown, which was once farmland and potato fields in the heart of Nassau County, and the northeastern portion of the Town of Hempstead. By 1951, 17,000 Levitt homes were constructed in a 7-mile radius, marking the first-mass produced suburb in the United States of America. Nassau County and Hempstead would become home to the “Dashing Commuter.”

(Courtesy of Emunah)

On November 10, over 500 people and 300 Young Leaders of Emunah gathered at Chelsea Piers to celebrate Emunah’s work helping vulnerable Israelis “beat the odds.” Emunah’s annual dinner highlights the way that our unparalleled organization helps thousands of children and families beat the odds, overcoming poverty, abuse and neglect to become fully contributing members of Israeli society.

Purchasing property in Israel can be difficult, but My Israel Property is here to help. The business provides personalized and customized real estate services for those looking to purchase property in Israel. Helmed by former New Jersey residents and longtime friends Ilana Garber and Sandi Ryker, the company strives to make these oftentimes burdensome and stressful processes as simple and straightforward as possible. In addition to selling homes, apartments, and other such investment property, they also have a management branch that supports the properties of their clients. Backed by years of real estate experience, the company has helped numerous families find the right home or investment, and continues to provide services to those in need.

Q: Rabbi, I love your article; I think what you’re doing for frum men is fantastic. We need the chizuk. Continued hatzlachah.

I have a treadmill that I use pretty regularly (two to three times per week), yet I feel like something is missing. I feel like I probably should be doing weight training but don’t know where to start.